tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256137716781395129.post2405292460912068081..comments2023-04-11T02:36:46.348-07:00Comments on Alyssa’s Journey to find Felicity, Passion and Rapture: And so quiet becomes the day just as the night...Alyssa shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03765836743411498331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256137716781395129.post-48793581544556514942011-04-26T16:38:30.333-07:002011-04-26T16:38:30.333-07:00Dear Alyssa, My friend came upon your blog (she do...Dear Alyssa, My friend came upon your blog (she doesn't even know how she toppled onto it), and forwarded me your piece about your Armenian wedding experience. Being Armenian and living in the diaspora (pretty close to your home I'm in Woodland Hills), I am fascinated when I meet "Odars" either living in Armenia, or those who are so interested in our little country and our rich culture. And so I read your postings from 2011.<br /><br />As I am sure you have come to experience (and as I've read a little bit of in your interesting and fun to read blogs), we are a proud people, proud of our history, proud of the fact that we are still here (the only ancient race that still survives in our own lands albeit now much smaller than historic Armenia), proud of our beautiful country and it's beautiful people. <br /><br />Your job cannot be easy, it takes special people to go to a foreign country, out of their comfort zone to help others who need help. And I can't even imagine as an Armenian living in Spitak!!! But knowing the culture, I cringe when I read some of the stuff you've written about the "in your face" attitude you've encountered, about everyone trying to marry you/marry you off, people being rude. Though they are my people, and I love them, and I know the hardships they go through and have gone through, I can accept their shortcomings and can accept the fact that just like every culture, ours also has it's good and bad points. <br /><br />At times reading your postings, I feel that you get discurraged, that you get very homesick, and that perhaps (with the exception of your kids at school), you don't want to be where you are. But you must know that you are making such progress with these people, and that they will be talking about you long after you are gone, and your kids will be telling their kids about their Amerikatsi English teacher!<br /><br />I want everyone who comes in contact with my country and it's people to love us, to see us the way I see us. So that's why I decided to send you this. To tell you that I appreciate what you are doing, to keep it up! That another Armenian doing your job wouldn't be able to make the impact you are making there. <br /><br />By chance and circumstance we are a people that's lived through lots of bad times. As the only Christian country surrounded by all Muslim countries, we have been persecuted against many times in our long history. Many times our lands have been taken from us, or given away (Stalin), our people have been massacred (Turkey, 1915) and now, coming out from the the 90 year Soviet oppresive rule, we are a country, trying to find Democrocy and footing and thanks to our strong diaspora and to friends like you, we will be able to do so.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br />xoxo<br />TerezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256137716781395129.post-44493531553763795002011-04-25T19:23:19.464-07:002011-04-25T19:23:19.464-07:00You are a source of change in the world! This Dog ...You are a source of change in the world! This Dog Crops business was a much better idea than I thought before! Woof woof:)scttcsnvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720424169591914296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256137716781395129.post-18649155094933566172011-04-25T17:05:55.121-07:002011-04-25T17:05:55.121-07:00She is so cute! See, one person at a time and you ...She is so cute! See, one person at a time and you can change the world. Well you can change some of the Armenians and how they treat their dogs, and the kids will remember too. Missed you at Easter. Lucca put on the doggie booties (you'd really get looks in Armenia if Sophie wore those,lol) and we went to Scott and Alysons. You were very much missed. XXOO love you, your momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com